Four Wagga med students thought finishing their degree would be their greatest challenge.
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That was before they ventured up Mount Kilimanjaro.
UNSW student and Griffith local Raman Kaur said the once-in-a-lifetime experience had left her literally breathless.
The group were sent to Tanzania as part of a medical elective with the Rural Clinical School.
For six weeks, they immersed themselves in an unfamiliar world, to experience a completely different and underprivileged healthcare system.
“It was more of a life experience than a learning one,” Ms Kaur said. “It was very humbling … You come back and see things a little differently.”
Ms Kaur said her eyes had been opened to the different level of care available in developing countries.
“They might not always have the staff, knowledge, skills or resources,” she said. “You see how unwell people can be.”
The students – now in their final year of study – were all given the opportunity to travel and learn across the world.
It is one of the reasons Ms Kaur said she loved studying in Wagga.
“I’d love to stay here when I’ve finished the course,” she said.
“The hospital environment – especially for junior doctors – is exceptionally supportive and the teaching is incredible.”